Hamilton (New Zealand) Feb 3 (AP) Ahmed Shehzad postedhis maiden one-day international century to guide Pakistan to268 for 9, batting first in today''s fifth one-dayinternational against New Zealand.
Regular New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori missed thegame with a hamstring strain.
Pakistan lead the six-match series 2-1 after winning thethird and fourth matches. New Zealand won the first and thesecond was abandoned due to rain.
Shehzad took 115 from 104 balls, sharing partnerships of53 with Kamran Akmal, 47 with Younis Khan and 77 with Misbahul-Haq to steer Pakistan to competitive total after being sentin by New Zealand''s acting captain Ross Taylor.
Regular New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori missed thegame with a hamstring strain.
Pakistan lead the six-match series 2-1 after winning thethird and fourth matches. New Zealand won the first and thesecond was abandoned due to rain.